Young Galway musicians to perform in Livefeed concert film

Thu, Apr 29, 2021

TOMORROW, FRIDAY April 30, will see some of Galway’s finest and most exciting young songwriters, singers, and musicians perform in an online concert.

Gardner - at last, the debut single arrives

Thu, Apr 29, 2021

GARDNER ARE back! Following possibly the longest break in Galway musical history, the band is releasing a new single, and proving that, for some, lockdown has been a real spur to creativity.

Simon Mawhinney - in concert at NUIG

Tue, Apr 27, 2021

SIMON MAWHINNEY, the innovative and intriguing composer and pianist from County Down, is to give a concert live streamed from NUI Galway.

Clannad to play Leisureland in 2022

Wed, Apr 21, 2021

CLANNAD WILL mark its 50th anniversary as a band, and bring the curtain down on an extraordinary career with a farewell world tour.

ConTempo and Collins - live from the Hardiman

Tue, Apr 20, 2021

FINGHIN COLLINS and the ConTempo Quartet will join forces for a concert of music by Shostakovich, Keal, and Brahms, to be broadcast live from Eyre Square.

Villagers to play Galway in November

Tue, Apr 20, 2021

VILLAGERS HAVE today announced a new Irish and British tour which will take in Galway’s Black Box Theatre on November 5.

Máirtín O’Connor’s ‘The Mighty Ocean’ premieres on TG4 this weekend

Mon, Apr 19, 2021

‘THE MIGHTY Ocean’, a major new musical composition by the great Máirtín O’Connor, reflecting on the power of the sea, but also humanity’s pollution of the oceans, premieres this weekend.

Free concert with star Irish mezzo soprano Tara Erraught

Mon, Apr 19, 2021

TARA ERRAUGHT, one of Ireland’s finest mezzo sopranos, will give a free concert this week as part of NUI Galway’s Arts in Action festival series.

‘Better Than This’ - Tracy Bruen releases new single

Tue, Apr 13, 2021

“I LOOKED at you lately with a smile in your eyes, well it doesn’t get better than, better than this” - the opening line of the new single from Tracy Bruen.

Amhráin - celebrating Galway in song

Tue, Apr 13, 2021

TRACY BRUEN, Steven Sharpe, Field Trip, Katie O’Connor, Eoin Dolan, and an array of other stellar talents from Galway’s vibrant music scene, will appear in a short film celebrating Galway music and the city itself.

Imelda May to play Galway in 2022

Tue, Apr 13, 2021

IMELDA MAY has announced that she will play Lesiureland, Salthill on May 5 2022 as part of her Made To Love Irish and British tour.

The Opacas - the Lego video

Mon, Apr 12, 2021

THE OPACAS, the Galway/Leeds 'virtual’ rock band whose catchy singles and quirky videos have brought much joy during the pandemic, are back - and this time with a Lego video.

Karl Clews - jazz-funk bassist releases new album

Thu, Apr 01, 2021

KARL CLEWS, the bass player, session musician, and founder of the Galway jazz-funk-fusion band, Earthship, has just released his new album - Navigator.

‘Dreams’ marks start of new releases from rapper Crescent Moon

Tue, Mar 30, 2021

AN ‘OLD skool’ style hip hop on a very contemporary theme - this is ‘Dreams’, the debut single from Galway hip hop artist and producer, Crescent Moon.

NewDad - debut EP, Róisin Dubh show

Mon, Mar 29, 2021

FOLLOWING THE release of their debut EP, Galway indie quartet NewDad have announced a series of Irish shows in November.

Passio - a concert for Good Friday

Thu, Mar 25, 2021

ARVO PÄRT’S Passio, one of the best-known choral works of the late 20th-century, will be performed live from St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, Galway on Good Friday.

Last Livefeed Online youth gig this Friday

Tue, Mar 23, 2021

YOUNG GALWAY musicians Sarah Brookfield, Stevie Healy, Daniel O'Malley, and Jayden Murphy will perform at the final Livefeed Online gig this Friday, March 26, at 8pm.

‘Feels So Real’ - The Clockworks release first single of 2021

Mon, Mar 22, 2021

GALWAY is their origin, but London is now their base of operations, and the experience - the good, bad, inspiring, and repellant - of one of the world’s major cities is captured in The Clockworks’ new single.

Passaggio in Italia - a journey abroad and back in time

Thu, Mar 18, 2021

A BRIEF sojourn in Italy - 17th-century Italy to be precise - via the ears and the mind, awaits Galwegians on Sunday March 21.

Mick Flannery - live from the Róisín Dubh

Mon, Mar 15, 2021

MARKING ONE year since live music venues closed their doors had to close their doors due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Mick Flannery is showcasing a nine-venue virtual tour of Ireland.

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